I'm writing a story of sorts that has its basis in an Episcopal character who performed a great number of good and faithful deeds (caring for the sick, preaching and even claims of miracles). He was a good and faithful person. After his tragic death, I wonder how he may be remembered or venerated? I know devotion to the saints is usually less focused on than in say, Catholicism. Would the Anglican calender, perhaps at least locally, commemorate his death? Would he get visits to his grave?

Most Churches in the Anglican Communion make use of the title of 'Archbishop', particularly for heads of provinces or Churches within the Communion. However, the Episcopal Church in the USA (despite having 'episcopal' as its name) does not make use of the title of Archbishop , reserving just the title 'Primate' for its head. Is there a theological reason for this? The title of 'Archbishop' is ancient and has no more political connotations than the title of 'bishop', so I don't see why the Episcopal Church would avoid it.

St. Ignatius of Antioch, an early Martyr with connection to the apostles, [wrote](http://newtheologicalmovement.blogspot.com/2011/10/on-authority-of-bishops-from-st.html) that a Deacon, Priest, and Bishop were needed for the Church: >“See that ye all follow the bishop, even as Jesus Christ does the Father, and the presbytery as ye would the apostles; and reverence the deacons, as being the institution of God. Let no man do anything connected with the Church without the bishop. […] Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude [of the people] also be; even as, wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church. […] Whatsoever [the bishop] shall approve of, that is also pleasing to God, so that everything that is done may be secure and valid.” (St. Ignatius: Letter to the Smyrnaeans; Ch 8) “Let all things therefore be done by you with good order in Christ. Let the laity be subject to the deacons; the deacons to the presbyters; the presbyters to the bishop; the bishop to Christ, even as He is to the Father.” (St. Ignatius: Letter to the Smyrnaeans; Ch 9) I know non-episcopal Protestants tend to be hesitant to look outside the Bible, but how do they respond to this man who knew the apostles, and was so close to the time of Christ?

A recent question on Christianity Stack (about monotheism and the Trinity) suggested that since Christians present the Trinity as a “family” it must contain a feminine element. This came as news to me, so I started to look into it. [Gender of God (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_of_God) I would like to find out what various Christian denominations have to say on this subject. My first question is directed at the Anglican/Episcopal Church which is in the process of revising its 1979 prayer book to remove any reference to God by masculine pronouns. Of greater significance to me is what the Bible has to say about this and so I would welcome any biblical support for removing the masculine element from the person of God and introducing a feminine element within the Godhead. I have now edited this question to make it clear that I am looking for the views of the Anglican and Episcopalian communities. This question is open to input from any member of the community who can provide additional information.

I was listening to a Minnesota Public Radio program entitled "Female faith leaders preach #SilenceIsNotSpiritual " (Feb 21, 2018). One of the guest speakers was author Rachel Held Evans , who is an Episcopal. During her discussion, she said this (emphasis mine): > Something that's been especially meaningful to me has been revisiting those stories of the women from scripture who were the victims of—what are sometimes called the "texts of terror"—the stories of rape or violence against women or, you know, assault against women. > > And using those as a way to honor them and to honor the women who continue to be victims of patriarchy and violence against women. And to sort of memorialize them and also to let their stories be a reminder that we…for how long **the sin of patriarchy** and violence against women and the subjugation of women has been a part of our human story […] Has the Episcopal church ever identified "patriarchy" as a sin?

According to The Episcopal Church, there are (for the most part) two sets of lectionary readings on a given Sunday . Ostensibly, one is for observance of The Daily Office and the other is for The Holy Eucharist . Why is this so?

We finish the reading of scripture readings in the Episcopal church with the words: "The Word of the Lord". What does the Episcopal Church actually consider to be "The Word of the Lord?"

A friend of mine was recently given a full Bible and asked if I could read through the book of Tobit with her. When we discussed the details of doing this, it turned out one of the things she is hoping to learn is how to read the Bible the way I do as representative of the way the Church teaches people to read the Bible. While flattering, this is also kinda a big responsibility and I want to make sure I do the best I can. We're probably going to spend a lot of time discussing the differences in our approaches to Bible-reading, but I was hoping for an overview as sort of a place to start. Her church is [St. Alban's](http://www.stalbansarcata.org/) , if that helps.